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Household of David Shaw (born 1842, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

David Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1842 in Flintshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Agnes (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), David (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Eleanor (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister, Annie (born 1846 in Flintshire, Wales) and David's Boarder, Edward (born 1842 in Derbyshire, England).


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Female

Eleanor

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shaw

Sister
Male

Edward

Pugh

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Flintshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Widower

39

1842

Flintshire, Wales

William

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

David

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie

Shaw

Sister

Single

35

1846

Flintshire, Wales

Edward

Pugh

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Derbyshire, England

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